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Minnesota Valley Electric Coop: Outages & Reliability

As of October 7, 2026 09:00 UTC, about 1 Minnesota Valley Electric Coop customers are without power in 1 county.

Minnesota Valley Electric Coop is an cooperative utility serving 9 counties in Minnesota. In 2024, its customers went an average of 1.0 hours without power (SAIDI), across about 0.7 interruptions each. That ranks it #35 of 468 US utilities by reliability, where #1 is the most reliable. Its outage duration is better than the US average and better than the Minnesota median (3.7 h).

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Minnesota Valley Electric Coop customers out in 1 county

Official reliability (EIA 2024)

US EIA
1.0 hrs
SAIDI / customer / yr
0.7
SAIFI / yr
84 min
CAIDI / outage
better than the US average (US 11.0h)

Ranks #35 of 468 US utilities by reliability (#1 = most reliable) · better than the Minnesota median (3.7 h).

Residential price14.0¢/kWhaverage, US EIA 2024energy trends →

Reliability over time

Official EIA SAIDI, hours without power per customer per year (IEEE, incl. major events). Over this period Minnesota Valley Electric Coop’s reliability has been improving (lower is better).

Minnesota Valley Electric Coop SAIDI by year2016–2024: 2016 1.5h, 2017 1.3h, 2018 1.2h, 2020 1.1h, 2021 1.4h, 2022 1.5h, 2023 0.7h, 2024 1.0h. Highlighted: 2022 (highest).00.511.521.5h20161.3h20171.2h20181.1h20201.4h20211.5h20220.7h20231.0h2024
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Outage trend · Minnesota Valley Electric Coop
1customers out · peak 7
Data as of Oct 7, 2026 09:00 UTC
Minnesota Valley Electric Coop: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 7 customers out; latest 1 as of Oct 7, 2026 09:00 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.024686 AM12 PM6 PMOct 7
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Counties served by Minnesota Valley Electric Coop (9)

Service territory reported to EIA-861; each links to live outage status and history.

What causes Minnesota Valley Electric Coop outages

Share of outage-time by reported cause across the counties it serves (territory-wide, may include other utilities in shared counties).

Outage causes by share of outage-timeEquipment failure 63.8%, Planned / maintenance 30%, Vehicle / accident 5.1%, Animal / wildlife 1.1%Equipment failureEquipment failure63.8%Planned / maintenancePlanned / maintenance30%Vehicle / accidentVehicle / accident5.1%Animal / wildlifeAnimal / wildlife1.1%
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A reported cause is available for 0.3% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares are of the portion with a known cause; bars are scaled to the largest cause.

Minnesota Valley Electric Coop: FAQ

How reliable is Minnesota Valley Electric Coop?
Minnesota Valley Electric Coop customers averaged 1.0 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is about average and better than the US average, better than the Minnesota median (3.7 h), per official US EIA data.
Where does Minnesota Valley Electric Coop rank among US electric utilities?
By official EIA SAIDI, Minnesota Valley Electric Coop is #35 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is better than the US average.
How many customers does Minnesota Valley Electric Coop serve?
Minnesota Valley Electric Coop serves 9 counties across Minnesota, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.
Where does Minnesota Valley Electric Coop provide power?
Minnesota Valley Electric Coop operates in Minnesota. The full list of counties served is below, each linked to its live outage status.

Reliability metrics (SAIDI/SAIFI) and service territory from the US EIA Form 861. SAIDI/SAIFI are IEEE-standard, including major event days. Primary state: Minnesota.

Data from EIA Form 861 (utility reliability) and DOE/ORNL ODIN, every source we read. Live data as of .